Bearing mounting



y 1,1, 1944- R. H. VALENTINE 2,353,529

BEARING MOUNTING Filed Feb. 12, 1945 FIG. 1

HIS ATT IQNFY Patented July 11, 1944 UNITED 5 'rA'rENT OFFICE --assnrNG sror'm'rind Richard. nifviienune, Grosse Pointe rum,- Mlcls, assignorto Motors Corporation.

corporation oi Delaware Application February", 1948,.8erlal No. 415,021

' (CL sot-ism) This invention relates to and comprises all-oi the ieaturesandaspects oi novelty herein disclosed. Anobiect'oi the in; vention is'to provide a devicewhichwwill avoid injury to antiiriction bearings; especially-- ball bearings when other parts are being assembled with them on their suppprts. Another object is to provide a barrier which will exclude foreign matter irom a bearing and its housing-while permitting a shait inside the:housing-.to- .-be :backed up against the thrust oi apressinroperation, as

when a pulley. gear. ily wheel or thezlike-is pressed on the shalt. Another 'obiect-vis-itoim vide an elastic-barrier which will normally lie clear oi Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectionalyiew r ne illustrative embodiment oi the invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged viewoi a portion oi Fig. 1.

Ashait I carrying arotor lisiournalledin the ends oi a housing t which supports the core a oi a stator winding. Closing on 'end'oi the housing is a detachable end wall or plate I. having a. shouldered recess ior locating the outer race ring oi an antiiriction bearing II, the race ring being clamped in the recess by a clamping ring it fastened to the I The inner race ring oi the bearingis against a washer is or other shoulder-on the sh'ait by a pressed-on member 2! herein shown as a flywheel 20 ct a gyromotor.

At the other end oi the housing is a detachable end plate 22 having an opening 24 provided with a counterbore a in which is slidably mounted the outer race ring oi an antiiriction bearing 2!, the inner race ring oi the bearing being fitted on a reduced extension ll oi the shaft to abut against a washer 32 or other shoulder oi the shait. En aging a shoulder it iormecl at the end oi the counterbore 28 is a washer having spring fingers II which abut against the outer race ring and urge it axially to apply a pre-load to the two bearings. Slidability oi the bearing 2| allows ior expansion oi the shait due to heat. The bearings are illustrative oi any suitable bearinzll for the purpose and are herein shown as ball bearings which become preloadedalong contact lines as indicated in Pig. 1. The right hand bearingis dxed'againstaxial movement and is sealed up at both sides by the usual shields wherea, as the leit hand bearing is slidable in its seat and is shown as having a shield on one side. Ii in the foregoing structure. the antiiriction .1 bearings are subject to a heavy thrust load beyond that prevailing in use (as when. during assembly. a member such as the fly wheel II is pressed-on the end oi the shait) the bearings would be subject to injury by the balls brinelling or-indenting the raceways. The least indenting is not "permissible iora precision device such as indicated nor is the admission oi the least bit oi dust or other ioreign matter to the bearings. According y. to relieve the bearings irom any iniurious thrust load during such pressure assembly and to keep out dust, I provide an extensible elastic barrier into which a suitable tool or anvil canbetemporarily insertedtobackup theshait.

' The barrier is shown as a metalic bellows having a bottom wall II and an extensible side wall 40. The side will is enlarged at 42 to lit the bore 14 and terminates in a flange M which no theiaceoitheendplatefl. Theangularterrninal oi the barrier is preierably brazed tothe end plate ll byscrews ll.

end plate so that the barrier becomes a permanent, tight closure which is generally cup-shaped. Whentheshaitanditsbearingsarennallyassembled in running position within the housing, the bottom wall 38 oi the barrier will lie clear oi the end 0! the shaft as indicated in Fig. l but, during assembly, the bottom wall can be temporarily moved up to the shait by a ram it or abutment member inserted within the barrier to back up the shalt. The flywheel and/or other element can then be pressed on the shalt irom the other end without transmitting any thrust load to the bearings. To protect the bottom wall a from the being pierced by the shaft extension, it may be advisable to braze a reiniorcing disc 4! on the side opposite to the ram.

1 claim:

1. In a device ior preventing ury to an antiirictlon bearing. a 110mm! an ing therein. a shait extending into the opening, an antiiriction bearing seated in the opening and supporting the shait and the housing ior relative rotation. an elastic barrier closing the opening, and the barrier having a movable portion normally clearing the end at the shait but close to it ior engagement by an abutment member adapted to force the movable portion temporarily against the shaft to back up the shaft against an endwise pressure.

2. In a device for preventing injury to antifriction bearing, a housing having an open ing therein, a shaft extending into the opening,

an antifriction bearingseated in the opening and supporting the shaft and the housing -for relative rotation, a cup-shaped barrier the opening and having its bottom wall normally clear of the end of the shaft, and the barrier having an extensible side wall to provide for,

insertion of an abutment member which will force the bottom wall against the shaft.

4. In a device for preventing injury to an an antifriction bearing in the ing therein. a shaft extending into the opening, an antifrietion bearing seated in the opening and supporting the shaft and the housing for relative rotation, and an extensible bellows closing the opening, the bellows being generally F cup-shaped and having its bottom wall normally clear of the end of the shaft.

5. In a device for preventing injury to an antifriction bearing. a housing havinjgan opening therein, a shaft extending into the opening. an antifriction bearing slidably mounted in the openin'g'and supporting the shaft and the housing for relative rotation, a cup shaped barrier having its rim fitting the opening and its bottom wen close tothe end of the shaft, and the bottorn wan thereby being movable against the shaft b'y abutment member adapted to enter the cup to back up the shaft and the bottom wall when a heavy endwise pressure is exerted thereon. I

, 6 1p a device for preventing injury to an anti'f tion bearing, a housing havingan opening therein, a shaft extending into the opening,

e h tifri u n bearing slidabiv mounted in the and supporting the shaft and the housing 'lati ve'rota'tion, a barrier fixed to the housor losing. the opening and having a wall y the end of the shaft. and the 'g'nio'vable against the shaft by an abut- 'n'iber to back upthe barrier and the whens heavy .en'dwise pressure is exerted on the shaft in the direction of the barrier.

fl. In a device of the character indicated, a housing havingan end wan with an opening 'a'shaftin the ho'us'ing and terminating within the e between the shaft the wen to the shaft and the housing .fror relative rotation, an extensible -m er the openin and having ableporti'on normally clearing the end of the t, element to be pressed axially the shaft, and the barrier being conto be engaged by an abutment member to temporarily the movable portion of the barrier the end of the shaft to take the tion or the iir k sfi RICHARD H. VALENTINE.

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July '11, 19m RICHARD'H.

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